The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-13
In Brief.

In Brief
| The usual Monday matinee at the Museum
will be omitted to-day. the Mcintyre Heath
| Speciality Company beginning their engagement
tonight Ii is comprised of fifteen of the clever
est specially people in the profession.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Y NJ. c.
Association will be held at the Newsboys' Home
on Ohio street. tomorrow night The new con
is very important that there shall be a large It
tendance of members.
WANT WARDEN AND WIFE
The adjourned meeting of the directors of the
German Orphans Home was held in the Mayors
courtroom yesterday afternoon, and the recon
mendation of the committee that a warden and
wife be appointed in place of the me.ron was
adopted The president and vice president were
instructed to inquire into the character OF the
applicants and select the one best fitted for the
place.
THE HIGH-sCHooL COMMENCEMENT TO NIGHT.
The Hieh-school commencement exercises will
be held this evening at Tominson Hail. One
third of the seats on the maiE floor have been
reserved for the friends Of the graduates. The
other seats will be for the free use of the pub
lie. Children will not be admitted unless accom-
panied by parents older persona The eradu-
ating class numbers forty nine students. of
whom twelve will take part in the exercises.
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.
James p Colclazier, a carpenter. employed
Win cooper. Inc contractor. was run over ana
killed by a train at the corner of Noble street
and the Union tracks yesterday ut noon He
had been drinking during the forenoon. and had
started down the track toward home, when the
train backed on to him. His body was
badly maueled that 1t was soma time before he
could be identified He boarded at No. isl
Meek street. He was wenty-sx years of age
and unmarried. Kreeelo took charge of me re-
mains.
COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FREE BArH-HoUsE.
There is a great deal of complaint being made
to the police that the free bath house. on the
canal Blackford street, is not properly
managed, and many parents have asked the pa
trolmen in that district to keep their children
away from the dangerous place. A great deal
Of the time there is no attendants at ALL and
when there is one he is an old man who can not
swim. and would not be able to rescue anyone
part of the city are demanding that the place be
closed or man put in charge who will be able
to guard against loss of life to those who patron
ize it.
NEW OFFICERS OF THE MENNERCHoR-
The Mannerchor Society held it's annual
meeting yesterday and elected the following
officers:
President-Adolph Seidensticker.
yice-president--iodfrey Rocker
Corresponding Secretary-F. w Pich-
Treasurer-Franz Mummenhof.
Librarian-Emil Sedensticker.
Trustees-Albrecht kipp, Albert Kopf and Emil
Martin.
Director-Carl Barus.
The Goth inst will be the twenty third ami
versary of the society. and the occasion will be
celebrated in fitting manner. A picnic will be
held, probably at Broad Ripple Committees
were appointed to arrange for the observance of
the day.
WHAT THIEVES ARE DOING.
The residence OF John Cadwallader, on the
the Michigan road. near Crown Hill Cemetery,
was burglarized on Saturday night. and a small
amount of money and over $50 worth of jewelry
carried away.
Miss Eta Pence, residing at No. 16 North
Mississippi street. had a fine gold watch and
ch ain stolen from her house yesterday morning
Benjamin McMahon. living at Fishers Sta
ton, complained TO the police yesterday that he
had been robbed of his gold watch and $42 in
money at the disreptuable house of Matte
Douglass Saturday night.
Saturday evening A. Weaver living ten miles
north of the city. had a valuable horse hitched
to open buggy stolen from in front of j. 2.
keeters grocery store West Washington
street. The police inclined to believe there
are some professionals in the city doing the
work